From: Joseph Maurer (jhmau@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sat Nov 27 2004 - 21:17:22 GMT
On 26 November 2004 1:28 PM MarshaV writes:
[MarshaV] A while back someone on this list recommend a few books. One book
was 'MINDFULNESS in Plain English, by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. What a
great book!!!!! This author demonstrated how much life is lived
unconsciously. Most of it! When I'm living my life unconsciously my self
is far from true. My unconscious self is old stuff, or reflected stuff, or
future stuff, etc., etc., etc. And when I am living an unconscious life,
there is no chance of choosing quality. And I confess, most of my daily
activities are lived unconsciously.
So for me a big question is, how do I live a more conscious life? I am
starting to catch myself. I am working at bringing my awareness back to
the moment. It's becoming a game. A moment here, a moment there. Caught
chya!!!!
Don't get me wrong, these are just teeny weeny baby steps. I don't sound
much like a philosopher, but I'm still interested in MOQ.
How much of our self is unconscious?
Hi MarshaV and all,
Great Questions! A cult may have many answers. Friends are very helpful! If
I act alone I keep circling my wagon and I don't move. George Gurdjieff
proposed the following exercise I try to do every morning in my own way. I
try to follow the levels of evolution proposed by the MOQ to place my
attention in an organic brain located in my spinal column, then I move to a
social brain located in my lungs and solar plexus, then I move to an
intellectual brain located in my skull. I don't have much sensation in my
skull so I tap my finger to keep my attention focused in my head. Apparently
I can do two things at once when my attention is in my intellectual brain.
P.D. Ouspensky suggests ' 'I remember myself'. I do not have a clear notion
of what that means. Maybe the 'awareness' proposed in The New Level of
Thinking thread plays a part in 'remembering myself.' I am still mostly
unconscious of myself, but I am more aware of what is happening around me.
When I sing I am more aware of what I experience when I am singing. Baby
steps! I hope you don't mind the personal nature of this reply but I suspect
that unconscious behavior can be immoral behavior, and I won't even know it
unless the police come by.
Joe
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